Many winter hunting and fishing jackets are made from waxed cotton and over time the fabric needs to be reproofed. If the fabric is not reproofed periodically, it tends to lose its ability to repel water. In most instances, the clothes need to be reproofed once a year.
Some winter sportsmen take their clothes to a professional for re-proofing. Depending on the reproofer and the items that need treating, this could cost $35 to $45 per item. Others are more do-it-yourself types. I happen to be a do-it-yourself kind of gal. I have found the reproofing process to be inexpensive and easy to complete at home. A 200ml can of reproofing wax will generally cost you $12. The worst aspects of the whole job are the mess and the time involved. If you can live with those two things, you may want to give it a try.
Here's how to do it yourself:
Supplies
In order to complete this project you will need a can of reproofing wax, a cloth, and a blow dryer.
Clean the Fabric
Start by removing any dirt from the jacket with a moistened, lint free cloth. Whatever you do, do not use cleaners of any type. Doing so will damage the fabric. All you need is plain water. You'll also want to avoid saturating the clothing. Let the wet spots dry completely before proceeding to the next step.
Heat the Fabric and Wax
I have found that heating the jacket before adding the reproofing wax is helpful in getting it to absorb the wax more fully. There are a few ways to do this depending on the item involved.A client requested a video to promote his authenticsunglasses site.Best replicalvhandbags Have you spent a lot of time looking for the best replica watch for you? At one time we lived in an old house with radiators. I'd place the jacket over the radiator to warm the fabric up. I've also seen people throw their jackets into the clothes dryer on a low setting or place them outside in the sun for a few hours.This was a fraction of diorhandbags in Beverly Hills. You'll also need to warm the reproofing wax. You can do this by creating a double boiler and heating the wax on the stove or heating it in the microwave.
Apply the Wax
Use a clean, dry, nonabsorbent,I thought that mencanadagooseparka 3 billion would be enough to do an experiment, lint free cloth to spread the warm wax onto the fabric. Remember that the goal is to get the wax to soak into the fabric and become one with the fibers.Buy wholesale new cheapchaneljewellery products on TradeTang. Haphazardly slathering on a thick layer of surface wax is not going to accomplish that goal. It's just going to leave you with a big mess.
Reheat the Fabric
Once you've managed to coat the fabric with a thin layer of wax, you'll need to apply heat to the fabric with a hand-held blow dryer. If possible, purchase a professional blow dryer from a beauty supply shop. They tend to heat up faster and blow hotter than a household blow dryer. I can tell you that from experience. My parents were licensed hair dressers and I've had the opportunity to use both kinds of hair dryers. Unfortunately, most professional beauty supply shops won't let you buy one without presenting a cosmetology license first. After you've successfully reheated the surface of the jacket, rub the fabric until the reproofing wax completely covers all areas and gets absorbed evenly. Then hang the jacket up and let it dry.
2012年2月28日星期二
2012年2月16日星期四
Michael Bastian revisits 1980s preppy Boston with new collection
He describes the collection of skinny ties,There is one amazing online store with 100s of schoolbagfactory . collegiate jackets, and two-tone sunglasses as his "big sloppy Valentine to Boston." Designer Michael Bastian, who graduated from Babson College in 1987, designed his entire Fall/Winter 2012 line around his memories of Boston from the 1980s. He presented the collection yesterday at Fashion Week.
"This is my most personal season to date," the designer said. "I was going to school in Wellesley, and basically spent my whole four years trying to get into the city. I was riding the T back and forth. I really just fell in love with that town."
Bastian said his intention with the collection is to celebrate a very specific Boston moment - when the preppy movement was in full swing and the local garage band scene was exploding. Internationally, a mod culture revival was burgeoning - think tight suits,Essential-Watches.com sells only 100% ralphlaurenpolo. skinny ties, and motor scooters - through the popularity of ska bands such as the English Beat and the Specials.
"There was really just this great energy going on with the music,sexylingeries bulbs are a great way to save energy and money." he says. "A lot of my friends got into the mod scene, so I got pulled in, too."
The collection even includes T-shirts with faux Boston businesses,With the boom of guess cosmeticbagfactory boutiques. such as the fictitious South End Boxing Club.The reliable Aquatimer cheapchaneljewellery.
"Boston's such a unique city," Bastian says. "I feel like 50 percent of its DNA turns over every semester. You've got the core basic solid conservative preppy Bostonians, and then you have this huge wave of students that come in and change the face of the city, it's an old city, but a perpetually young city at the same time. When you put those two together, they weirdly coexist."
To create the collection, he tells the story of three friends through fashion - based on Bastian and two of his Babson buddies. One is slightly nerdy (that's Bastian), one is the cool girl from California (that's the mod influence), and the third is the college jock. The clothes are updated versions of what these three students would have worn in the 1980s.
"I know it works because I lived it," he says. "That girl had such a strong sense of style and personality that she pulled me into that orbit, and she pulled this sweet macho jock guy into that orbit. She made him wear black penny loafers and skinny jeans and cut his hair. Then we would all go out. So I knew this was realistic, at least for its time."
It's not only Bastian looking to colleges and Boston for inspiration. For his Fall/Winter 2012 collection, designer Luis Fernandez of Number:Lab, used the Ivy League style of famed architect and engineer Buckminster Fuller to inspire his updated preppy collection. Fuller graduated from Milton Academy and then attended Harvard. The Number:Lab collection is less literal in its Boston references than Bastian's, but hints of crimson are still there.
For his collection, which is designed for Gant, Bastian shot an ad campaign at iconic Boston locations, like the Union Oyster House. It was perfect for the current preppy trend raging in menswear.
"Preppy never goes away," he says. "It just has its moment every 15 years, and then it goes back underground. But I'm looking at all these pictures of the things that I was wearing back then, and they're all the things that I'm wearing now. In general you could transport me back into that time and I wouldn't feel out of place."
"This is my most personal season to date," the designer said. "I was going to school in Wellesley, and basically spent my whole four years trying to get into the city. I was riding the T back and forth. I really just fell in love with that town."
Bastian said his intention with the collection is to celebrate a very specific Boston moment - when the preppy movement was in full swing and the local garage band scene was exploding. Internationally, a mod culture revival was burgeoning - think tight suits,Essential-Watches.com sells only 100% ralphlaurenpolo. skinny ties, and motor scooters - through the popularity of ska bands such as the English Beat and the Specials.
"There was really just this great energy going on with the music,sexylingeries bulbs are a great way to save energy and money." he says. "A lot of my friends got into the mod scene, so I got pulled in, too."
The collection even includes T-shirts with faux Boston businesses,With the boom of guess cosmeticbagfactory boutiques. such as the fictitious South End Boxing Club.The reliable Aquatimer cheapchaneljewellery.
"Boston's such a unique city," Bastian says. "I feel like 50 percent of its DNA turns over every semester. You've got the core basic solid conservative preppy Bostonians, and then you have this huge wave of students that come in and change the face of the city, it's an old city, but a perpetually young city at the same time. When you put those two together, they weirdly coexist."
To create the collection, he tells the story of three friends through fashion - based on Bastian and two of his Babson buddies. One is slightly nerdy (that's Bastian), one is the cool girl from California (that's the mod influence), and the third is the college jock. The clothes are updated versions of what these three students would have worn in the 1980s.
"I know it works because I lived it," he says. "That girl had such a strong sense of style and personality that she pulled me into that orbit, and she pulled this sweet macho jock guy into that orbit. She made him wear black penny loafers and skinny jeans and cut his hair. Then we would all go out. So I knew this was realistic, at least for its time."
It's not only Bastian looking to colleges and Boston for inspiration. For his Fall/Winter 2012 collection, designer Luis Fernandez of Number:Lab, used the Ivy League style of famed architect and engineer Buckminster Fuller to inspire his updated preppy collection. Fuller graduated from Milton Academy and then attended Harvard. The Number:Lab collection is less literal in its Boston references than Bastian's, but hints of crimson are still there.
For his collection, which is designed for Gant, Bastian shot an ad campaign at iconic Boston locations, like the Union Oyster House. It was perfect for the current preppy trend raging in menswear.
"Preppy never goes away," he says. "It just has its moment every 15 years, and then it goes back underground. But I'm looking at all these pictures of the things that I was wearing back then, and they're all the things that I'm wearing now. In general you could transport me back into that time and I wouldn't feel out of place."
订阅：
博文 (Atom)